Tobin v. Bursch

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding oral arbitration agreements unenforceable because comprehensive statutory scheme regarding arbitration controlled arbitration where common law was inconsistent with statute
• holding oral arbitration agreements unenforceable because comprehensive statutory scheme regarding arbitration controlled arbitration where common law was inconsistent with statute
• “[o]ral agreements are not included, implicitly or explicitly, in the description of valid arbitration agreements”
• “[t]he authority of the arbitrator is a subject matter jurisdiction issue, and as such it may be challenged at any time prior to a final court judgment”
• “authority of the arbitrator is a subject matter jurisdiction issue, and as such it may be challenged any time”
• stated purpose of arbitration is ‘‘avoiding the formalities, delay, expense and vexation of ordinary litigation’’ (internal quotation marks omit- ted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).